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title: Retrieve SCCM data for client software distribution
description: Retrieve the collections and the list of applications available for deployment from your SCCM servers.A Discovery workflow populates ServiceNow tables with collection, application, and deployment data retrieved from SCCM servers.
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product: Orchestration
classification: orchestration
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Configuring SCCM, Client software distribution from SCCM, Client Software Distribution, Orchestration applications, Classic Orchestration, ServiceNow AI Platform Additional Capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Retrieve SCCM data for client software distribution

Retrieve the collections and the list of applications available for deployment from your SCCM servers.

## Before you begin

**Role required**: sn\_client\_sf\_dist.csd\_admin or admin

Before starting this procedure:

-   Set up your Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager \(SCCM\) server, create the applications and collections, and configure the deployments you need. For information, see your SCCM documentation.
-   [Configure a user](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/t-config-SCCM-deployment-manager.md) with the Application Deployment Manager role on the SCCM server.
-   Set up the MID Server to communicate with the SCCM server.
-   Add Powershell credentials to the ServiceNow Credentials \[discovery\_credentials\] table for the SCCM user who has the Application Deployment Manager role.

## About this task

To populate the Client Software Distribution application with SCCM data:

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Client Software Distribution** > **SCCM** > **SCCM Server Instance**.

2.  Click **New**.

3.  In the SCCM Server Instance form, identify the server by name and provide the fully qualified domain name.

4.  Click **Submit**.

    The new SCCM server appears in the list.

5.  Open the new SCCM record and click **Discover now** under **Related links**.

    The system runs the Discover SCCM workflow that retrieves the application, collection, and deployment data from the SCCM server.

    \[Omitted image "SCCMServerInstance.png"\] Alt text: SCCM server instance record


**Parent Topic:**[Configuring SCCM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/configuring-sccm.md)

## SCCM server Discovery for client software distribution

A Discovery workflow populates ServiceNow tables with collection, application, and deployment data retrieved from SCCM servers.

Users run the **Discover SCCM** workflow from an [SCCM Server Instance record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/t_RetrieveSCCMDataClientSWDist.md) to populate the following ServiceNow tables:

<table id="table_lxp_vcp_ks"><thead><tr><th>

Table

</th><th>

Fields

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

SCCM Application \[sn\_client\_sf\_dist\_sccm\_application\]

</td><td>

-   name
-   publisher
-   version
-   model
-   sccm\_server

</td></tr><tr><td>

SCCM Collection \[sn\_client\_sf\_dist\_sccm\_collection\]

</td><td>

-   name
-   type
-   sccm\_server

</td></tr><tr><td>

SCCM Deployment \[sn\_client\_sf\_dist\_sccm\_deployment\]

</td><td>

-   application
-   collection
-   type

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Note:** For details about the custom activities used in this workflow to extract data from an SCCM server, see [Orchestration SCCM activity pack](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/orchestration/c_SCCMActivityPack.md).